1978 UAAP and NCAA Champions

The UE Warriors dethrone the Adamson Falcons.

The Victorious UE Warriors.

San Beda Red Lions is '78 NCAA Champions.

Our National teams during the early 1980s

1981 RP Training team.

1982 RP Youth team that won the ABC Youth basketball championships held in Manila.

1983 RP Nationals to the 12th SEA Games in Singapore.

1992-1993 NCAA basketball championships

The Letran Knights regain the crown they last won in 1987 against San Sebastian. In the 68th NCAA season, the Knights again defeated their arch rivals San Sebastian Stags for the title.

San Sebastians Stags won the first of their five straight NCAA crown in the 1993, easily defeated defending champion Letran Knights for the title. The Stags are the most dominant collegiate squad of the 90s era.

The Stags clinch the NCAA title in Season 69 by routing Letran, 110-76 on September 22.

The Triggerman: Allan Caidic in photos

With the UE Warriors winning the National Seniors title in early 1985.

Exhibition game between the RP Nationals in 1985 versus their counterpart, the ABC champions in 1973.

Allan Caidic leading the UE Warriors to their 18th UAAP title in 1985.

With Presto coach Jimmy Mariano and import Terrance Bailey.

1984 UAAP men's championships: UE wins their 17th title

On October 5, the Warriors defeated the Glowing Goldies of UST, 112-99, in their rubber match to win the school's 17th UAAP cage crown.

Allan Caidic scored 46 points for UE in the title-clincher, On the other hand, Pido Jarencio of UST scored 48 points.

Basketball history: 1953 Ateneo Blue Eagles

In the post-war NCAA, De La Salle was the first champion in 1947, under coach Dionisio Calvo. Jose Rizal College finally won the title in 1948, with the colorful Mateo Adao as their coach. Then it was Mapua's turn in winning their first championship in 1949.

The Letran Knights, who were last champion in pre-war in 1938, took the title in 1950 with the "Murder, Incorporated" quintet of coach Angel de Leon. In 1951-1952, San Beda Red Lions became the first back-to-back champions in post-war competitions.

In 1953, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, the only team so far that has not won a seniors title in the post-war NCAA, dethrone the defending champions San Beda. On October 18, 1953, the Blue Eagles defeated the Red Lions, 63-59 in overtime, before a jampacked crowd of 11,000 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Ateneo had a 4-1 card in the first round, defeating Jose Rizal College, 60-43, in the opening on August 2, Mapua, 83-68, La Salle, 84-56, they lost to San Beda, 62-68, beat Letran, 66-55.

The Blue Eagles swept the second round, repeating over Letran, 89-57, Mapua, 82-74, JRC, 63-61, and La Salle on September 24. It was on October 8 when Ateneo met San Beda for the second time and the Blue Eagles rout the Red Lions, 75-57.

Among the members of the 1953 NCAA champion Ateneo Blue Eagles are Mike Littaua, Francisco Rabat, Mario Ballesteros, Honesto Mayoralgo, Jose Ma. Cacho and Tiny Literal.  

Barreling Big J: Ginebra-Tanduay rivalry

The Big J on what he has to say on Ginebra's chances on winning their first-ever PBA title before the start of their All-Filipino finals series vs Tanduay.

When Ginebra lost to Tanduay in Game 4 of the All-Filipino finals by one point, the Rhum Makers won their second championship of the season.

The highly-anticipated first game of Ginebra and Tanduay during the third conference with Billy Ray Bates and Michael Hackett match-up against Rob Williams and Andy Thompson of Tanduay, the Rhum Makers prevail, 114-109, to give Ginebras their first loss in five games.